Show Notes - 2026-05-18
Stories Covered
Today: [May 18, 2026]Escrow shortages are spiking payments for borrowers with "fixed" mortgages. [Market Pulse]Building permit activity provides mixed signals for pipeline health. [Market Pulse]Gas price spikes from Iran war are tightening household budgets, which will hit rent collections. [Property Management & Rentals]Reverse mortgage market is grinding through high-rate environment with rising upfront costs. [Industry & Legal]SimplyPMG consolidates wholesale, retail, and consumer-direct channels under single brand. [Industry & Legal]Tech adoption gap between executives and operations teams is killing title company deployments. [Industry & Legal]Beazer Homes is fighting Dream Finders' $25.75/share takeover bid, citing undervalued turnaround. [Commercial & Investment]Commercial real estate's Power 100 highlights data centers, retail revival, and M&A surge. [Commercial & Investment]Saks Global bankruptcy shows how overleveraged retail M&A collapses under debt load. [Commercial & Investment]Dollar stores expand footprint despite looming consumer pressure from gas prices. [Commercial & Investment]UK specialist lender collapse (MFS) exposes risks in complex private credit structures. [Commercial & Investment]